Negligible tidal range
Observed variation is about 26 cm: tides are not significant here.
Sea conditions
sea model sampled 14 km from the beach
- Estimated surface07:00 AM
- ≈ 25.5 °C
- Waves
- 0.2 m
- Period
- 3.3 s
- Swell
- 0.2 m SW
- Modelled current
- 1.8 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 25.5 °C – 25.8 °C
25.5 °C
25.7 °C
25.8 °C
25.6 °C
25.5 °C
Local conditions
- UV
- 0.0
- Cloud cover
- 100 %
- Sunrise
- 07:19 AM
- Sunset
- 07:32 PM
Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.
Practical information
Sun and shore orientation
September 21, 2026 · Estimated times · local time
Sunrise
Shore orientation unavailable
Sunset
Shore orientation unavailable
Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method
Do you know this beach?
These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.
Show catalogue context
- Local area
- 083recorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
- Catalogue record
- Designated bathing waterrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
- Coast
- Provence-Côte d'AzurSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source
- Water body
- SeaSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Today’s windows
06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details
beach run08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
beach run
Very good window08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- cooler hour for running
Confidence 69 % · rules coast-v3
Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-95df09de-d898-50f1-903c-ddaeb85d8e4a · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
coastal walk10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
coastal walk
Very good window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- comfortable walking hour
Confidence 69 % · rules coast-v3
Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-95df09de-d898-50f1-903c-ddaeb85d8e4a · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
family beach time02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
family beach time
Check first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- mild temperature
Before you go
- health sample expired
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v3
Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-95df09de-d898-50f1-903c-ddaeb85d8e4a · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
photography05:32 PM – 07:32 PM
photography
Very good window05:32 PM – 07:32 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- late-day light
Confidence 69 % · rules coast-v3
Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-95df09de-d898-50f1-903c-ddaeb85d8e4a · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
sunset06:47 PM – 08:17 PM
sunset
Very good window06:47 PM – 08:17 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- around sunset
Confidence 69 % · rules coast-v3
Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-95df09de-d898-50f1-903c-ddaeb85d8e4a · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
Explore nearby
Beaches nearby
Nearby alternatives ranked from the information available in the catalogue.
Distance1.2 km
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A very close alternative
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A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance2.1 km
Vallons Des Massels Peirras, Var
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance2.1 km
La Madrague, Var
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Nath2dragui · CC BY-SA 4.0Distance2.3 km
Plage San Peire, Var
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Distance4.2 km
Les Issambres Tardieu, Var
A very close alternative
Annual classification: Excellent
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
Temperature over 48 hours
Updated at 07:00 AMModelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
Official information
VarAnnual classification : Excellent
Latest sample : Sep 23, 2025, 12:00 AMOpen the health profile ↗An annual classification or the absence of an event in the feed does not mean bathing is currently permitted. Local signs and published orders take priority.
The place in pictures
View on Google Maps ↗No freely licensed photograph of Plage L'Elephant has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.
Country profile
- Languages
- French
- Emergency
- General number 112Police 17Fire 18Ambulance 15
- Currency
- Euro
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0static_harmonic_model
Modelled data · tide
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données météo par Open-Meteo.comstale
Modelled data · weather
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · waves
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Météo-France — Vigilance météorologique, Licence OuverteFresh
regulation · regulation
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frFresh
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frFresh
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frexpired
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗EEA/WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025 et autorités nationales — classement annuel, pas un avis sanitaire actuelaging
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Préfecture de Var — source officielleunknown
administrative_directory · administrative_directory
Method and source ↗Niveau marin modélisé, précision côtière limitée et référentiel différent du zéro hydrographique.
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.